Released January 1978 Genre Disco, Funk | Format 7" single, 12" single Label GTO Records | |
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B-side "Happiness Togetherness" Length 4:11 (7" single)
7:28 (12" single) | ||
"The Groove Line" is a 1978 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's second album, Central Heating.
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History
The song became one of the best-known disco songs by a British group and charted at #12 in the UK Singles Chart and #7 in the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on U.S. Billboard R&B at #3. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2001. It is ranked as the 49th biggest US hit of 1978.
The song was used in the final episode of the show Freaks and Geeks as well as in the 2013 movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
The song was also used during a montage segment in "Magic Mike XXL".
Sampling
The song was sampled by hip hop group Public Enemy in their song "Sophisticated Bitch" for their 1987 album Yo! Bum Rush the Show.